We might think of Bend’s tourism marketing machine as a new phenomenon, born in recent boom times. But in fact, appealing ideas thrown out to lure folks to certain places is a practice that has been going on for a long time. For instance, have...

If brewpubs are Bend’s bread and butter, then Washington is Bend’s jambalaya. Like the Southern dish that pairs rice with a panoply of meats, Washington in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing offers a culinary assortment that’s hard to pin down, but not hard to put down. While...

For two days at Oregon WinterFest, artists dig deep into their work with chainsaws and chisels and grinders. The crowds admire the craft, ogle the finished piece and then it all melts away. Watching ice carvers create their masterpieces at WinterFest is always a crowd...

Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I moved to Bend when I was 12 and was so mad at my parents to be leaving Bellingham, Washington, for the desert. But now I can say I’m happy we did—I’ve been a pro snowboarder for the past...